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Two further changes took place in Nexe’s roster for the new season. The club has signed the centre-back Tomi Vozab, but also saw Kristian Pilipovic join Kadetten Schaffhausen of Switzerland. Tomi Vozab, who played for Nexe in the 2012/2013 season decided to rejoin the club from Nasice. He spent the last few years playing in France, for three different teams- Nimes, Saran...

For the second season in a row, a centre back transfers from Gorenje Velenje to Celje PL. This time it is Rok Ovnicek, after Luka Mitrovic did the same last summer. Ovnicek adds to the list of departures from Gorenje Velenje. However, the club from Velenje added another young player to the squad- the pivotman Miha...

Everything is set to start in Spain, as the Mediterranean countries are ready to begin their journey at the 18th Mediterranean Games. Handball is one of integral sports of the Games, and 13 countries will fight for medals. Croatia will open the tournament against Italy on Saturday, June 23rd. Their second game will be against...

The Slovenian club announced that the captain Niko Medved will leave Gorenje Velenje. He left winger has played a total of 324 matches for the club! Gorenje Velenje will look very different next season. Apart from agreeing a deal with Zoran Jovicic to take up the head coach role, the club announced that many players will also leave the club. The latest departing player is Niko Medved, who...

Six SEHA – Gazprom League teams that competed in the seventh SEHA season have earned their right to participate in next season’s edition of the Velux EHF Champions League. No qualifications will be played, all 28 teams have been announced. The system of the Champions League will be the same as in previous years. 16 teams will participate in Groups A & B, whilst 12 more will compete...

After taking over as the head coach of PPD Zagreb in December, Zlatko Saracevic has left the club. Next season, he will coach in women's handball, as he was appointed as the head coach of Podravka Vegeta from Koprivnica. Podravka has won the Croatian championship in the 17/18 season, but coach Saracevic is still there to lift the club to another level. He did really well in short time with PPD Zagreb, winning the 2nd place at the SEHA &ndash...

After spending the last two years in Celje, Borut Mackovsek was ready for the next big step. The right back signed a 2-year contract with Telekom Veszprem. The 25-year old Mackovsek already played for many clubs in his career- Al Sadd in Qatar, Hannover and Eisenach in Germany, Montpellier in France and...

After it was announced that Konstantin Igropulo has left the club, Meshkov Brest acquired the Croatian international Sime Ivic from Orlen Wisla Plock. The 25-year old signed a 1-year deal with the Belarusian champions and Cup winners, after spending the previous 2 seasons in Poland with Orlen Wisla Plock. Before playing in Poland, Ivic played for Celje PL, Nantes and Nexe- where he gained SEHA – Gazprom League experience. Despite only being 25, the right back has plenty...

After acquiring Ivan Vida and Vladan Loncar, the Croatian vice-champions have added another piece to their roster. This time, it is Mihailo Radovanovic, who joins the club from the Israeli team Ramhat Hashron. Radovanovic previously played for Partizan in the SEHA – Gazprom League. In 16 appearances, the goalkeeper recorded 132 saves in the...

The Slovenian team, Gorenje Velenje will face heavy changes coming into the next season. The club will have a new coach, and many key players like Potocnik, Cehte and Ferlin are leaving the club. With two seasons behind them in the SEHA – Gazprom League, the club management has decided to enter the season without many players that were here recently.  It was already announced that Gregor Potocnik will join PPD...